NEWS- BANNER

8/31 Water temperatures are dropping finally and fishing around the county has been pretty good overall. We have been fishing the Tuesday night tournaments with CV league and good numbers of fish have been caught on Hammond and Cowanesque. We have been getting most of ours on creature baits. Reaction Innovations Sweet Beavers are working very well for in the weeds and near timber. Other anglers did well last night on crankbaits fishing the points at Hammond. Strike King series 3 and 3XD's have been a very popular crankbait lately on all the lakes. Try a sexy shad or chartruese shad color.

Trollers are picking up nice walleyes, perch, and a few hybrid stripers on both Tioga and Hammond. Crawler harnesses continue to work very well! purples, blues, silver, and natural baitfish patterns are all working. Anglers are finding the walleyes holding tight to the bottom, while the stripers are suspended higher in the column.

Hamilton continues to fish well too. Pressure has been minimal and anglers are finding nice bass all along the shorelines using plastics, topwater, and live shiners. Bullhead fishing has been very good in the evenings too.

The Tioga spillway is fishing very well lately for catfish. Many small walleyes and smallmouth are being caught too. Cats have been plentiful, including a few pushing 30 inches. Night crawlers, shiners, and stink baits are working best.

Enjoy the holiday weekend! Get out and FISH!

Pictures (lef to right)

1-Clayton McClean with a nice 5 fish limit of bass from Cowanesque Lake2-Kris Bretz with a good sized walleye caught at Hammond Lake, trolling a crawler harness3-Josh Ditzler with a 24" Walleye from Hammond. Also caught trolling a crawler harness4-Pat Barns with a nice largemouth from Hamilton caught on a Rapala Skitter V

Great job everyone! Keep sending us your pictures!!

Big Fish of the week! Matt Harold with a 10.47 lb striper out of Cowanesque!